jose, boston, raleigh, north carolina. >> and, again, have you to make your skills fit the jobs that exist, but this is where you're going to have a better shot. >> sharon, how much should people in this situation be considering temporary work? >> well, i think they definitely should. if you need a job, you need a job, and often these temporary jobs can lead to full-time employment. what we're seeing right now with the holiday season coming up is a lot of retailers in particular and many companies are ramping up their staffing for the holiday season, and, in fact, a lot of -- one survey from snagajob.com found 50% of managers are ramping up their hiring and instead to keep those workers on perhaps full-time. >> take me into the next age category, and i mean by no offense to that. now we're going to talk about these people who are looking for jobs. they are in their 50s. what stands out? >> well, what stands out is the 1.9 million people in that age group that are still looking for work and what they really need to do is use the skills that they have and transfer them to other industr